Hingham Scrapbook

HINGHAM - TENNOJI S C R A P B O OK U N F O R G E T TA B L E M O M E N T S

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NVOYS I S TH RI LLED TO J O I N H I N G HAM H I G H SC H O O L AN D TEN N OJ I H I G H SC H O O L I N TH I S MEANINGFUL EXCHANGE PROGRAM!

A S A N E D U C AT I O N A L O R G A N I Z AT I O N D E D I C AT E D TO N U R T U R I N G G LO B A L P E R S P E C T I V E S A N D C R O S S - C U LT U R A L C O M M U N I C AT I O N , E N V OY S C O M B I N E S R I G O R O U S O N L I N E C O U R S E S , F O C U S E D C R O S S - C U LT U R A L E X P E R I E N C E S , A N D H I G H - Q U A L I T Y L E A R N I N G O U T P U T S T O N U R T U R E G L O B A L VI S I O N AN D LE AD ERS H I P FO R FUTU RE YO UTH LE AD ERS .

ENVOYS WA S E XC ITED TO SU PPO RT H I N G H A M A N D TEN N OJ I ’S M I LE STO N E E XC H A N G E PRO G R A M C E L E B R AT I N G A S H A R E D PA S S I O N F O R B A S E B A L L A N D P R O M OT I N G M U T U A L U N D E R S TA N D I N G BETWEEN STUDENTS IN BOTH SCHOOLS.

WITH TH IS M EMORY BOOK , WE HOPE TO PRESERVE TH E WON DERFUL LEARN I NG AN D U N F O R G E T TA B L E M O M E N T S O F E XC H A N G E A N D F U N .

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BEFORE

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ARE

COOKED! WE PICKED BETWEEN USING A NET OR A FISH I NG ROD, BUT MOST OF TH E FISH SEEM ED TO K N O W T H E B A I T E D H O O K S W E R E A T R A P. U S I N G A N E T W A S D E F I N I T E LY T H E W A Y T O G O . M A N Y O F U S ALSO EXPERIMENTED WITH NEW FOODS SUCH AS FI S H E Y E BA L L S O R S E AW E E D N O O D L E S . I T D O E S N ’ T G E T A N Y F R E S H E R T H A N T H AT !

- MADDIE STIMSON

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N O T E O F T H E D AY

I T I S 6:0 0 A M H E R E I N TO K YO, A N D M A N Y ST U D E N TS H AV E A L R E A DY G OT T E N U P A N D A R E E AG E R TO EXPLORE!

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THEN

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( A N D L U N C H ) . A F T E R T H AT, T H E W O R L D FA M O U S H A R A J U K U FA S H I O N S T R E E T AWA I T S , F O L LO W E D BY A VISIT TO SENSOJ I TEM PLE .

W E W I L L C L O S E O U R D AY W I T H A S U S H I D I N N E R A N D T R I P TO T H E TO P O F TO K YO ’ S H I G H E ST B U I LD I N G , THE SKY TREE.

A L L I N A L L , I T P R O M I S E S T O B E A W O N D E R F U L D AY !

- TH E ENVOYS TE AM

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HARAJUKU!

HARAJUKU

WA S

R E A L LY

FUN.

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A

LOT OF LIT TLE SH OPS AN D BOUG HT TH I N GS FOR O U R S E LV E S

AND

OUR

FA M I L I E S .

THERE

WERE

CLOTH I N G AN D J EWELRY STO RES AN D ALSO PL ACES T H AT S O L D S W E E T S L I K E C R E P E S A N D C A N DY.

- K AT H E R I N E E V E N

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N O T E O F T H E D AY

AFTER

SLEEPING

D AY ’ S

M E I J I S H R I N E , TO U R I N G T H E G R O U N D S A N D H AV I N G

RUNNING

L U N C H AT A N E A R BY R E S TA U R A N T. R I G H T A F T E R

W I T H A V I S I T TO T H E I M P E R I A L PA L AC E . W H I L E W E

LUNCH WE HAD FREE TIME IN HARAJUKU ON THE

COU LDN ’T GO I NSI DE TH E G ROU N DS, WE TOOK A

L E G E N D A R Y TA K E S H I TA S T R E E T. M A N Y FA S H I O N A B L E

G ROU P PICTU RE OUT FRONT TO THAN K THOSE WHO

PU RCHASES WERE MADE . WE WENT TO ANOTH ER

HELPED FINANCE OUR EXPEDITION. FROM HERE WE

S H R I N E C L O S E R T O T H E H E A R T O F T O K YO . W H AT

W E N T T O T H E U S E M B A S S Y . S A D LY ,

M A K E S T H I S S H R I N E U N I Q U E I S T H AT I T I S B O T H

GROGGINESS,

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THE

THE

PRIOR

GROUND

A

BUDDHIST

AND

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TO

C A RO LI N E K E N N E DY H A D A S C H E D U LE C H A N G E A N D

EACH OTH ER , REVEALI NG BOTH TH E SI M I LARITI ES

WA S N O T A B L E T O AT T E N D . H O W E V E R , T H AT D I D

OF BU DDH ISM AN D SH I NTOISM AN D TH E RELIG IOUS

NOT STOP US FROM LEARN I NG A BIT MORE ABOUT

H I S TO RY O F J A PA N .

W H AT T H E E M B A S S Y A N D T H E D I P L O M AT S D O F O R U S A N D T H E W O R L D A S A W H O L E . S O M E G R E AT Q U E S T I O N S W E R E A S K E D A N D M A N Y H AV E L E F T WITH AN INTEREST IN EMBASSY INTERNSHIPS. WE T O O K O F F A N D F O U N D O U R S E LV E S AT T H E S H I N T O

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- J O H N S TA N L E Y

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N O T E O F T H E D AY

WE

ARRIVED

IN

OSAKA

AT

10:56

(THE

BULLET

TRAIN IS QUITE PRECISE). A GROUP OF SIX TENNOJI S T U D E N T S W E L C O M E D U S O N T H E P L AT F O R M , A N D WE ARE NOW EN

- TH E ENVOYS TE AM

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R E F L E C T I O N F R O M D AY W I T H H O S T FA M I L I E S T R AV E L I N G I N J A PA N M I G H T H AV E B E E N O N E O F T H E

U T M O S T G R AT I T U D E F O R T H E PA R E N T S O F T O S H I - S A N ,

M OST I N S PI R I N G E X PER I EN C E S O F M Y LI FE . I D EC I D ED TO

W H O WA L K E D M I L E S T O B R I N G U S T O R E S TA U R A N T S A N D

L E AV E M Y F R I E N D S A N D FA M I LY T O S TAY A B R O A D W I T H

FE E D U S . W E W E R E S H OW N T H E B E AU T I FU L S C E N E RY O F

C O M P L E T E S T R A N G E R S . B U T A S T I M E PA S S E D , I H AV E

O S A K A C A S T L E , A N D TA K E N T O A M A N G A C O N V E N T I O N

C O M E T O F O R G E M A N Y B O N D S , A N D N O T O N LY W I T H T H E

F O R T H E P O P U L A R J A PA N E S E M A N G A “ N A R U T O ”. I S P E N T

S T U D E N T S AT H I N G H A M . M Y T I M E I N O S A K A H A D B R O U G H T

M O R E T I M E W I T H T H E M L AT E R T H E N E X T D AY AT T H E

M E TO K N OW TH E STU D ENTS O F TEN N OJ I H I G H SC H O O L A

S H R I N E W E V I S I T E D . G E T T I N G O N T H E B U S L AT E R T H AT

L I T T L E C L O S E R . T H E S T U D E N T S O F T E N N O J I H I G H H AV E

D AY I F O U N D M Y S E L F S T R U G G L I N G T O F I N D A S E AT. I WA S

P R O V E N T H E M S E LV E S T O B E A G R O U P O F S M A R T, F R I E N D LY

T H E N O FFE R E D A P L AC E TO S I T BY A N OT H E R S T U D E N T

A N D H O S P I TA B L E P E O P L E . O N T H E T H E A P P “ L I N E ” I WA S

I H A D N ’ T M E T B E F O R E . H E R E I WA S I N T R O D U C E D T O

A C Q U A I N T E D W I T H R YO TA - S A N . W E B O T H M E T F O R T H E

H AYAT O - S A N , A V E R Y P O L I T E S T U D E N T W H O R E M I N D E D M E

F I R S T T I M E T H R E E D AY S A G O , A N D H E H A S S H O W N M E A

OF TH E INCREDIBLE LEVEL DISCIPLIN E AN D KNOWLEDGE

G R E AT D E A L O F F R I E N D L I N E S S A N D K I N D N E S S . I S P E N T

I M P O S E D O N T H E S E S T U D E N T. D U R I N G M Y T I M E W I T H

T H E E N T I R E D AY W I T H H I M A N D T W O O T H E R S T U D E N T S

H I M W E D I S C U S S E D L A N G U A G E , M AT H , A N D S C I E N C E . H I S

FRO M T E N N O J I H I G H , TOS H I -SA N A N D Y U K A-SA N . T H E Y

D I S P L AY O F K N O W L E D G E A N D U N D E R S TA N D I N G G R E AT LY

A LL SAC R I FI C ED TH EI R TI M E A N D M O N E Y TO H O N O R M E

S U R PA S S E D M Y O W N , A N D I A M E X T R E M E LY P L E A S E D T O

M E W I T H A D AY I W I L L R E M E M B E R E T E R N A L LY.

H AV E L E A R N E D F R O M A P E R S O N L I K E H I M . I A M G R AT E F U L

A N D I A M G R AT E F U L F O R T H E L E V E L O F R E S P E C T A N D

F O R T H E O U T S TA N D I N G L E V E L O F R E S P E C T A N D D I G N I T Y

H O S P I TA L I T Y T H AT T H E Y H AV E S T R I V E D T O P R O V I D E F O R

S H OW N TO M E BY T H E T E N N O J I H I G H S T U D E N T S , A N D I

M E . T H E Y W E R E W I L L I N G T O S P E N D T H E I R D AY R U N N I N G

L O O K F O R WA R D T O S P E N D I N G M O R E T I M E W I T H T H E M .

A R O U N D W I T H U S , T R Y I N G T O U N D E R S TA N D A D I F F E R E N T L A N G U A G E A N D C AT E R F O R O U R D E S I R E S . I H AV E T H E

- ROBERT MARTINI

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N O T E O F T H E D AY

T O D A Y W E W E N T I N S M A L L G R O U P S O R I N D I V I D U A L LY W I T H T H E FA M I L I E S O F T E N N O J I S T U D E N T S A R O U N D OSAKA. D AY

THE

PLANS

FA M I L I E S AND

SO

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HAD

E V E RYO N E

HAD

DIFFERENT A

UNIQUE

O P P O R T U N I T Y T O E X P E R I E N C E W H AT L I F E I S L I K E IN OSAKA.

MY

GROUP

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AN

THEN

WE

AMAZING WENT

TO

LUNCH

OF

VISIT

THE

O SA K A M U S EU M T H E O SA K A C A ST L E W H I C H WA S A R C H I T E C T U R A L LY

TRADITIONAL

AND

QUITE

S T U N N I N G . T H E N W E W E N T S H O P P I N G AT A M A L L W I T H T H E S T U D E N T S A N D S O M E O F T H E I R PA R E N T S .

W E F I N I S H E D T H E D AY B Y G O I N G T O O N E O F T H E BASEBALL

P L AY E R ’ S

HOMES

FOR

A

DINNER

OF

S U S H I W I T H WAT E R M E L O N A N D C H E E S E C A K E F O R D E S S E R T . E V E R Y O N E W A S E X T R E M E LY W E L C O M I N G A N D K I N D A N D I T WA S A N I N C R E D I B L E E X P E R I E N C E !

- CIARA WHEELER

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N O T E O F T H E D AY

A S W E R E C E I V E D A W A K E U P C A L L A T T H E E A R LY H O U R O F 5 : 3 0 A M , C O L L E C T I V E LY T H E 1 4 B A S E B A L L P L AY E R S L E T O U T A S I G H O F R E L I E F. A F T E R W H AT SEEMED LIKE Y E A R S O F T R A V E L W E F I N A L LY G O T T O S T E P O N T O THE

HOT

FIELD

AND

P L AY

BASEBALL

WITH

OUR

J A PA N E S E C O U N T E R PA R T S .

WHILE

IT

I N C R E D I B LY

WA S FUN

U N B E L I E V A B LY TO

P L AY

H OT,

BASEBALL

IT OUT

WA S ON

TEN N OJ I H I G H SCH OOLS FI ELD. WE ARE ALL EXCITED -KYLE LUSSIER

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N O T E O F T H E D AY THIS

AFTERNOON

MEMORIAL

PA R K

WE AND

WENT

TO

THE

MUSEUM,

HIROSHIMA

JUST

ONE

D AY

A F TER TH E 70TH A N N IV ERSA RY O F TH E BO M B I N G .

THE

PA R K

WA S

A

B E A U T I F U L LY

CONSTRUCTED,

S TA N D I N G A S A S Y M B O L F O R P E R S E V E R A N C E A S W E L L A S P E AC E . T H E M U S EU M WA S FI L L E D W I T H H E A R T B R E A K I N G P E R S O N A L N A R R AT I V E S O F T H O S E WH OSE LIVES WERE DAMAG ED AN D LOST DU E TO TH E AT O M I C B O M B . T H E TAT T E R E D C L O T H E S O F P E O P L E W H O W E R E K I L L E D W E R E O N D I S P L AY, A L O N G W I T H TV SCREENS WITH SURVIVORS EXPLAIN ING TH EIR STO R I E S . WA L K I N G T H RO U G H T H E E X H I B I TS WA S E X T R E M E LY

SADDENING, BUT

THE

MUSEUM

ENDS

OF A HOPEFU L NOTE . WITH PETITIONS REQU ESTI NG A WORLD M EETI NG TO DISCUSS TH E FUTU RE OF NUCLEAR WHERE

WEAPONS,

VISITORS

AS

FROM

WELL

AS

AROUND

NOTEBOOKS THE

WORLD

S H A R E T H E I R E X P E R I E N C E S , T H I S M E M O R I A L T R U LY REPRESENTS PROGRESS BEING MADE IN THE WORLD. J U S T A S 70 Y E A R S A G O T H E U S A N D J A PA N W E R E AT WA R W I T H O N E A N OT H E R , T H I S T R I P R E P R E S E N TS

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THIS PROGRESS AS WELL.

- TERESA BURNS

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WORDS FROM THE TEAM

I T W A S T H E M O S T F U N I ’ V E E V E R H A D P L AY I N G

I T S D I F F I C U LT T O P U T T H E E X P E R I E N C E O F P L AY I N G

BASEBALL.

BASEBALL

WORDS

EXPERIENCED

T O D AY,

CAN’T I

WILL

EXPLAIN NEVER

W H AT

I

FORGET

A

S I N G L E S ECO N D O F I T. I T I S A D R E A M CO M E T R U E

IN

J A PA N

WITH

OUR

FRIENDS

FROM

T E N N O J I I N W O R D S B U T I C A N S AY I W I L L N E V E R F O R G E T T H AT G A M E .

T O P L AY B A L L A C R O S S S E A S , A S T O R Y F O R T H E - GEOFFREY BEARDEN

R E C O R D B O O K S T- R O B E R T H U TC H I N S T H E E N T I R E AT M O S P H E R E

OF

T O D AY

C R E AT E D

A

FEELING

I

W I L L C H E R I S H FO R E V E R A N D T E L L M Y K I D S A B O U T. - H A R R I S O N W H I T E TA K I N G PA R T I N T H I S G A M E W I L L R E S O N AT E W I T H M E F O R T H E R E S T O F M Y L I F E A N D I WILL FOREVER CHERISH THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.

THIS

WA S

THE

MOST

MEMORABLE

BASEBALL

E X P E R I E N C E O F M Y L I F E . I W I L L A LW AY S R E M E M B E R MASSA SENSEI AND THE ENTIRE TENNOJI TEAM AND THE

FRIENDSHIPS

WE

H AV E

E S TA B L I S H E D

WILL

L A S T F O R E V E R . I A M S O G R AT E F U L T H AT W E W E R E -JOSH BROWN

B L E S S E D W I T H T H I S A M A Z I N G O P P O R T U N I T Y.

-J A R E D D ’ E N T R E M O N T.

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WORDS FROM THE TEAM

THANK

YO U

SO

MUCH

FOR

THIS

AMAZING

AT T H E E N D O F T H E Y E A R H I G H S C H O O L B A S E B A L L

EXPERIENCE. I WILL REMEMBER THIS FOR THE REST

B A N Q U E T,

O F M Y L I F E . I H AV E G OT T E N C LO S E TO T H E T E N N O J I

A N Y T H I N G T O P L AY O N E M O R E T I M E I N T H E R E D ,

KIDS AND OUR FRIENDSHIPS WILL LAST FOREVER. I

WHITE,

A M M O R E T H A N G R AT E F U L F O R T H I S O P P O R T U N I T Y,

W I T H T H E 2 0 1 5 T E A M . A F T E R PAY I N G A B U N C H O F

T H A N K YO U AG A I N .

M O N E Y TO E N VOY S A N D T R AV E L L I N G OV E R 6 0 0 0 - M AT T N A S H

I

AND

SAID

I

BLACK

WOULD

OF

GIVE

HINGHAM

P R A C T I C A L LY

HIGH

SCHOOL

M I L E S , I WA S A B L E T O . L A C I N G U P M Y C L E AT S AT TOYO N A K A TENNOJI

ROSE

S TA D I U M

BASEBALL

WITH

P L AY E R S

HINGHAM

WA S

ONE

OF

AND THE

BEST BASEBALL EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE. I WILL T H I S WA S O N E O F T H E B E S T E X P E R I E N C E S O F M Y

B E F O R E V E R G R AT E F U L T O E N D M Y H I G H S C H O O L

ENTIRE LIFE. I WILL REMEMBER THE TENNOJI TEAM AND

C A R E E R I N J A PA N W I T H T H I S T E A M .

T H E B O N D T H AT W E H A V E F O R M E D W I T H T H E M . I A M V E R Y T H A N K F U L T O H A V E H A D T H I S O P P O R T U N I T Y.

- WILL D’ENTREMONT

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- KYLE LUSSIER

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WORDS FROM THE TEAM

P L AY I N G B A S E B A L L I N J A PA N W I T H A L L O F M Y G R E AT

T O D AY W A S A G R E AT D AY. T H E R E A R E N O T M A N Y

FRIENDS

HINGHAM

K I D S W H O C A N S AY T H E Y P L AY E D B A S E B A L L I N

H I G H A N D T E N N O J I WA S S U C H A N H O N O R A N D A N

J A PA N W I T H A L L O F T H E I R T E A M M AT E S A N D O T H E R

U N B E L I E VA B L E E X P E R I E N C E . T H I S T R I P A N D T H AT

P L AY E R S F R O M A J A PA N E S E H I G H S C H O O L . T H I S

G A M E I S S O M E T H I N G T H AT I W I L L N E V E R F O R G E T

WA S A N U N B E L I E VA B L E E X P E R I E N C E A N D T H E G A M E

AN D I AM THAN KFU L TO BE G IVEN TH E OPPORTU N IT Y

M AY H AV E B E E N T H E F U N N E S T G A M E O F B A S E B A L L I

T O TA K E PA R T I N T H I S J O U R N E Y.

H AV E E V E R P L AY E D . A L S O , T H A N K Y O U T O E N V O Y S ,

AND

T E A M M AT E S

FROM

BOTH

TEN NOJ I H IG H SCHOOL , AN D ALL OF TH E TEACH ERS - M AT T A S T R U E

WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN.

- AI DAN M C ELROY T H I S D AY W I L L B E A D AY I N E V E R F O R G E T . P L AY I N G BASEBALL

IN

A

WHOLE

DIFFERENT

N AT I O N

WITH

P L AY I N G

BASEBALL

M Y F R I E N D S A N D T E A M M AT E S I S H A R D T O P U T I N T O

FRIENDS

WA S

W O R D S . T H I S BY FA R H A S B E E N M Y M O S T M E M O R A B L E

N E V E R F O R G E T TA K I N G T H E F I E L D W I T H M Y F R I E N D S

BA S E BA L L M O M E N T I N M Y L I FE . T H A N K S TO E N VOYS

FRO M H I N G HAM AN D TEN N OJ I . THAN KS TO ALL TH E

FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.

P E O P L E T H AT M A D E T H I S T R I P P O S S I B L E .

AN

IN

J A PA N

AMAZING

WITH

ALL

EXPERIENCE.

OF I

MY

WILL

- PETER MURPHY

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- ANDREW BRAZEL

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WORDS FROM THE TEAM

P L AY I N G B A S E B A L L I N J A PA N W I T H A L L O F M Y G R E AT

T O D AY W A S A G R E AT D AY. T H E R E A R E N O T M A N Y

FRIENDS

HINGHAM

K I D S W H O C A N S AY T H E Y P L AY E D B A S E B A L L I N

H I G H A N D T E N N O J I WA S S U C H A N H O N O R A N D A N

J A PA N W I T H A L L O F T H E I R T E A M M AT E S A N D O T H E R

U N B E L I E VA B L E E X P E R I E N C E . T H I S T R I P A N D T H AT

P L AY E R S F R O M A J A PA N E S E H I G H S C H O O L . T H I S

G A M E I S S O M E T H I N G T H AT I W I L L N E V E R F O R G E T

WA S A N U N B E L I E VA B L E E X P E R I E N C E A N D T H E G A M E

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AND

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WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN.

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BA S E BA L L M O M E N T I N M Y L I FE . T H A N K S TO E N VOYS

FRO M H I N G HAM AN D TEN N OJ I . THAN KS TO ALL TH E

FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.

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IN

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- ANDREW BRAZEL

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WORDS FROM THE TEAM

T O S TA R T I W O U L D L I K E T O T H A N K A L L W H O M A D E

W H I L E I D I D N O T P L AY B A L L N O R A M I A N O F F I C I A L

T H I S P O S S I B L E . P L AY I N G I N J A PA N H A S B E E N T H E

P A R T O F T H E T E A M , I F O U N D M Y S E L F R E C A P T I V AT E D

BEST

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I N T H E G A M E I U S E D T O P L AY. I K E P T A R U N N I N G

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P L AY I N G

DIAMOND

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S T U D E N T S T H AT I W O N ’ T S O O N F O R G E T. I T WA S A N

AS WE STRETCH ED, J O GG ED, AN D TH REW TH E BALL

INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.

A R O U N D . J U S T W A R M I N G U P I N T H E H E AT W I T H T H E T E A M S E N F O R C E D T H E B O N D B A S E B A L L B R O U G H T. - G EO RG E D OYLE

T H A N K YO U FO R T H I S E X P E R I E N C E , I W I L L N E V E R F O R G E T I T.

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TO

SCHOOLS

P L AY

BASEBALL

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TO

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TOG ETH ER I N TH E GAM E TO M O RROW!

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- KYLE LUSSIER

- J O H N S TA N L E Y

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N O T E O F T H E D AY T O D AY WA S A D AY T H AT WA S U N F O R G E T TA B L E I N O T O N LY W I T N E S S E D T H E K O S H I E N T O U R N A M E N T , BUT

I

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AMAZING

P L AY S ,

HARD

HIT

B A L L S , A N D A N E V E R B E F O R E S E E N AT M O S P H E R E PUT ON BY TH E STU DENTS OF EACH H IG H SCHOOL TEAM. IN

ADDITION

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- AI DAN M C ELROY

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L A S T D AY I N O S A K A !

T H E K I D S W H O S L E P T AT T E N N O J I W O K E U P A N D W E R E T R E AT E D TO A B R E A K FA S T A N D A V I E W I N G OF

THE

S TA R T E D

K O K OYA K Y U THIS

D O C U M E N TA RY

EXCHANGE.

AFTER

THE

T H AT OTHER

S T U D E N T S J O I N E D U S , W E P L AY E D S O M E G A M E S WITH THE

THE VA LU E

TENNOJI OF

STUDENTS

FRIENDSHIP

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SHOWED

THROUGH

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T H E TA I L O N A D O N K E Y. A V O L U N T E E R I S B L I N D FOLDED AND SPUN AROUND BEFORE BEING GIVING A KENDO STICK AND BEING ASKED TO FIND AND S M A S H A WAT E R M E LO N . T H E PA R T Y WA S A G R E AT E N D TO A FA N TA S T I C V I S I T I N O S A K A A N D I K N O W W E W E R E A L L D E VA S TAT E D T O S AY G O O D B Y E T O OUR NEW FRIENDS. WORDS CAN’T DESCRIBE HOW AMAZING THE EXCHANGE AND THIS T R I P OV E R A L L H AV E B E E N .

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- MICHAEL WILLIAMS AND MADDIE STIMSON

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